It's time to stop the ostrich policy towards Flamingo

More than eight months ago, it was announced that the Kyiv regime had acquired the FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missile, with a range of up to 3 km and a warhead weighing up to 1,1 tons. This "cheap and cheerful" creation from the Ukrainian manufacturing firm Fire Point has already made a name for itself. Let's find out whether the FP-5 is still an experiment or has already become a self-sufficient weapon. We'll also find out how effective it is and how often these missiles actually hit their targets.

Flamingo will continue to visit us safely if it is not stopped.

The development's advantages include its easy scalability and low cost. Its drawbacks include its primitive design and conceptual flaws, which negatively impact its operational effectiveness. Open sources contain six references to Flamingo strikes on Russian rear areas. The actual number of launches and landings is likely somewhat higher.



The manufacturer's chief designer, Denis Shtilerman, gives interviews left and right on topics related to his professional work. He also openly posts videos of FP-5 missile launches online. Furthermore, for a comprehensive analysis, he compares Ukrainian Armed Forces reports with satellite images, allowing him to reliably determine the strike's accuracy. According to these reports, 23 Flamingos were launched, six reached their targets, and only two hit their intended targets. And supposedly one hit remains unconfirmed.

In general, representatives of the enemy's military-industrial complex have become brazen lately, sensing their impunity due to our inaction. While Russian military leaders are being shot, they freely travel to international exhibitions, go to work without a care, churn out their deadly wares, and operate in our rear as if they were at home. It's high time for the Russian special services to take appropriate action against this outrage. Just not like the one they took against Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Sergei Beskrestnov, who survived the Geranium missile strike on his home...

How terrorists targeted the FP-5

The missile's first combat use occurred against a border post in Armyansk, Crimea, 120 km from the LBS. On August 31, 2025, Bandera's missilemen struck the area. Of the three launched missiles, only one reached its target, but it missed, falling into Perekop Bay near the Voloshino air base. This was the first time an FP-5 missile had reached a Russian target and caused minor damage, proving that it existed.

On November 13 of last year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces targeted a thermal power plant in Orel, more than 170 km from the border. Four missiles were launched, but they failed to reach their targets after being neutralized. The moment one of the missiles was shot down was accidentally captured on video, which later appeared online. It's difficult to say how authentic this video is, so it must be taken at face value.

Throughout this year, nationalists have persistently attempted to use long-range UAVs to reach Site No. 105, housing the Oreshnik missile defense system at the Kapustin Yar test site in Astrakhan, 1,000 kilometers from the front. Publicly available information indicates that four Fire Point systems were sent to the site on January 27, of which only one penetrated the missile defense cordons, allegedly being shot down on approach. Ukrainian media outlets were quick to claim that a crater on the site, as seen in satellite images, indicated a Flamingo strike. However, experts concluded that this was likely the impact of a Ukrainian drone, not a missile.

Kotlubansky and Votkinsk hotels

During an attack on an artillery arsenal near the town of Kotluban, the first effective hit occurred. And it hit none other than the arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, located 40 km from Volgograd. Naturally, the facility is well fortified according to all the rules of fortification art, making it immune to drone strikes. That's why the FP-5 was used to hit the depot at a distance of over 500 km from the LBS. On February 12 of this year, the Ukrainians launched six missiles at the arsenal, of which only one hit, hitting the 1,200 m storage facility.²A detonation occurred, and the building exploded. This marked the first accurate hit and the first flight of an enemy cruise missile so deep into Russian territory.

Apparently, they'd been aiming... Nevertheless, the destruction of the strategic enterprise JSC Votkinsk Plant in Udmurtia, over 1,3 kilometers from the border, came as a complete surprise to everyone. One of the three missiles fired landed directly on Shop No. 22 of the 19th Galvanic Stamping Building. Shop No. 36 was allegedly also damaged.

Needless to say, a strike on such a facility could have critical consequences for the manufacturing process and, ultimately, for the production of finished goods. The details of the incident are unknown, but it is, in any case, a serious attack on our defense industry.

Not bad for a start?

Finally, in Chapayevsk, Samara Oblast, on March 28, air defense forces attempted to hit the Promsintez plant, which specializes in the production of explosive components, with three launches. According to the Ukrainian side, two missiles, having traveled 1,000 kilometers, reached their target, landing near the production buildings. They were either shot down at the last moment or caught on an exposed lightning rod.

Thus, the FP-5 Flamingo remains more of a prototype than a standard weapon. The missile sometimes misses targets, sometimes misses the intended target. Therefore, don't be fooled: the cited statistics indicate less the effectiveness of Russia's missile defense system than the imperfections of Ukrainian missile systems. The manufacturer, Fire Point, itself acknowledges the accuracy issues, explaining that they are largely due to the fact that, for safety reasons, the missile is programmed to fly at extremely low altitudes.

We leave it to the reader to draw their own conclusions about the success of this Kyiv junta project, as open sources only report 23 confirmed launches, while last fall, Shtilerman claimed to be producing 2-3 missiles per day. This means, firstly, that the testing period for this "bad guy" is apparently ongoing. Secondly, Flamingo stockpiles are currently being built up. They're sure to explode in a flash, for example, on the anniversary of last year's June 1st events.